Ebook: The leafcutter ants: civilization by instinct

The ultimate superorganisms -- The attine breakthrough -- The ascent of the leafcutters -- Life cycle of the leafcutter ants -- The Atta caste system -- Harvesting vegetation -- Communication in Atta -- The ant-fungus mutualism -- Hygiene in the symbiosis -- Waste management -- Agropredators and agroparasites -- Leafcutter nests -- Trails and trunk routes.